diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Error/JsonErrorRenderer.php b/src/Phaseolies/Error/JsonErrorRenderer.php
index 57ea0a4..9196457 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Error/JsonErrorRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Error/JsonErrorRenderer.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function render(Throwable $exception, int $statusCode, mixed $errorDetail
         $response = isset($messages[$statusCode])
             ? [
                 'message' => $message,
-                'errors'  => $errorDetails,
+                'errors'  => $errorDetails ?? $exception->getMessage(),
             ]
             : [
                 'message' => $errorDetails ?? $exception->getMessage(),